Global Changes

Witch Removal

• Removed scripted witch spawns from maps, e.g. Bride Witch on The Passing.

Developer Note: Disabled by default, uncomment the Witch Removal section in global_filters.cfg to enable.

Entity Type Fixes

• Converted all prop_physics_multiplayer hittable props to prop_physics or prop_physics_override entities.
  • Some custom campaigns used this redundant entity type that serves no purpose in L4D2, and causes issues with some plugins.

Item Density Fixes

• Fixed maps setting item density to 0 for the following items:
  • Ammo Piles (now set to 2)
  • Pain Pills (now set to 1)

Developer Note: This was preventing some maps from spawning these items naturally, despite having spawn points for them.

Weapon Skins

• Alternative weapon skins now have a chance of randomly spawning.
  • Each supported weapon has a 5% chance of an alternative skin spawning 1 time in the map.
  • Weapons currently supported:
    • Crowbar
    • Cricket Bat
    • Magnum

Weapon Spawns

• Replaced T2 weapon spawns with T1 weapons.
  • l4d2_weaponrules is still required.

Clip / Trigger Fixes

• Removed func_playerinfected_clip and func_playerghostinfected_clip entities (invisible infected-only walls).
• Converted trigger_hurt_ghost entities into regular trigger_hurt entities.

Pill Cabinet Limit

• Pill cabinets are limited to a maximum of 2 pills.

Door Prop Fixes

• Fixed porta potty doors being unbreakable before they have been opened.
  • Spawning inside the openable porta potties is now viable, and they cannot be exploited by the survivors.
• Replaced an exploitable door model with the damaged version, to prevent survivors from climbing on it.

Sound Fixes

• Removed ambient soundscapes / DSP.
• Removed microphone / speaker effects.

Visual Effects

• Removed the sun / flare effect from all daytime maps that blinded players.
  • This means playing on shaders above low is no longer a disadvantage.
  • This does not change the actual lighting on maps.

Hittable Fixes

• Prevented hittable props from fading out over far distances.
  • This was especially noticeable on lower graphics settings where hittables would start fading out sooner.

Item Pickup Fix

• Prevented melee weapons, pills and other item spawns from having more than 1 pickup.

Competitive Item Spawns

• Removed all miniguns.
• The following items no longer spawn:
  • Gas cans
  • Propane tanks
  • Oxygen tanks
  • Fireworks crates
  • Molotovs
  • Pipe bombs
  • Bile jars
  • Defibrillators
  • Adrenaline
  • Grenade launchers
  • Chainsaws
  • M60 machine guns
  • All upgrade packs / laser sights
  • Explosive fuel barrels (from The Sacrifice)

Developer Note: Removal of medkit spawns should be handled by plugins due to finale pill spawn requirements.

Junk Prop Cleanup

• Removed a large number of junk / annoying physics props.
  • This will clean up the maps a bit and stop players getting stuck on some props.
  • Removed physics props version of some smaller props that are sometimes used as solid static props that can't be removed, to prevent confusion on which ones are solid.
  • Additionally, the following notable physics props have been removed:

Immovable Physics Props

• Made a selection of physics props static, allowing infected to spawn behind them again.
  • Many maps have some large physics props that previous were made non-solid so that survivors could walk through them and not get blocked, for many props this didn't make sense when considering their size and use for SI spawns.
  • These props will now no longer move or cause players to get stuck inside them.
  • Any of these props that get in the way / aren't useful for spawning can be removed as they are found.
  • Breakable props are still breakble (e.g. tables).
  • Some of these props are not used as physics props in official maps, but might be used in custom campaigns.
  • The following props are now immovable:

Prop Collsion Fix

• Removed collision from most physics props in the game.
  • There are too many to list, but this will help smooth out movement on more maps.
  • Breakable props such as pallets remain solid as players can easily break them.